AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Rochdale Borough Council awarded a below-threshold replacement-render works contract at Bowlee Park Community Primary School, Middleton, to F.S. MOULT & SON LTD.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active. It was signed on 12 October 2026, with delivery scheduled from 26 October to 4 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, below-threshold construction works award valued at £82,750 excluding VAT (£99,300 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
F.S. MOULT & SON LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £82,750 excluding VAT; £99,300 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names F.S. MOULT & SON LTD as supplier. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 14138306 and verified company name. The contract value is recorded at contract level for award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" and lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£82,750
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Contract 1 value.amount is 82750 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£99,300
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 99300 GBP.
Value stated in procurement description
98% confidence£55,000 excluding VAT
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Tender description states "£55,000.00 exc VAT".
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract document datePublished and process published_at.
Planned contract start
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Planned contract end
99% confidence4 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Planned duration
95% confidenceAbout 40 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 26 October to 4 December 2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceReplacement render at Bowlee Park Community Primary School, Middleton
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Process and contract title; tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "works".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKD3, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region is UKD3.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1; award and contract relate to award/lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence26 October 2026 to 4 December 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£82,750 excluding VAT and £99,300 including VAT
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Contract 1 value.amount and value.amountGross.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value variance
99% confidenceThe signed contract value excluding VAT (£82,750) is £27,750 higher than the £55,000 excluding-VAT figure stated in the tender description.
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Tender description states £55,000 excluding VAT; contract amount is £82,750 excluding VAT.
Market route
98% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold limited-competition route for a defined, short-duration construction works requirement.
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Tender procurement method details and contract period.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe tender description gives £55,000 excluding VAT, while the signed contract record gives £82,750 excluding VAT and £99,300 including VAT. The source does not explain the difference.
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Tender description and contract value fields.
Award allocation
98% confidenceThe contract value is published for the single contract linked to award 1 and is presented as shared contract-level value; no separate lot value is published.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; lot 1 has no value field.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender prices, scoring and award rationale.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explain the difference between the £55,000 excluding-VAT figure in the tender description and the £82,750 excluding-VAT contract value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: submission deadline, award date, bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot title and description, individual lot value, and extension or renewal terms.
- No future procurement or renewal commitment is stated; the contract end date is not evidence of a planned re-tender.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
F.S. MOULT & SON LTDRochdale Borough CouncilBowlee Park Community Primary Schoolreplacement renderconstruction workRochdale contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Bowlee Park Community Primary School replacement-render contract?
F.S. MOULT & SON LTD, verified against Companies House number 14138306.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £82,750 excluding VAT and £99,300 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 26 October 2026 to 4 December 2026.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 12 October 2026.
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